Reflecting on ethics issues in public service

  lic service. Reflect upon and analyze at least two concepts or ideas that you found exciting and highlight your takeaways from the reading for the past two weeks. Review and examine the International City/County Management Association's code of ethics available at ICMA Code of Ethics (Links to an external site.) as part of your evaluation, with the understanding that codes are rarely effective in establishing ethicality in any organization. How do these guidelines help local governments align the organizational structure, if you believe they do, and goals with the desired outcomes for ethical behavior by all employees bound by these standards? What about when set of codes conflicts with other codes an employee may subject to in other organizations or groups to which they are bound? Are codes of ethics more effective than ethics legislation, knowing that legal and religious issues are separate from ethical considerations? Please provide a detailed explanation of why you believe they may or may not be more effective than ethics legislation.